Trees, 10-25 m tall. Leaves: petiole 6-12 mm long, not or scarcely winged, not swollen at base; lamina oblanceolate to elliptic, 7.5-12.5 by 3-5 cm, chartaceous, base cuneate, margin entire, apex acute or acuminate, acumen 2-10 mm long, beneath glabrous; midrib prominulous on both surfaces more so beneath, primary veins 9-11 pairs, brochidodromous, not merging, prominulous on both surfaces, intercostal veins prominulous on both surfaces, reticulate. Inflorescences terminal racemes or in upper leaf axils, erect, 1.7-4 cm long, sparsely-flowered with 7-10 flowers; rachis 1-1.5 mm diam., glabrous, not striate; bracteoles triangular, c. 0.2 by 0.2 mm, caducous. Calyx closed in bud, rupturing into 2-3 segments, glabrous, in bud with a fine beaked point at apex, without apical pore. Flowers with pedicels 4.5-6 cm long; hypanthium funnel-shaped, terete or slightly triangular, c. 8-10 mm long, glabrous; sepals 2-3, oblong to lanceolate or ovate, 12-14 by 9-11 mm; petals 4, margins with ciliate teeth; stamens in 4-5 whorls; ovary 2-locular, 4-7 ovules per locule; style 4-4.5 cm long. Young fruits ovate-oblong, tapering towards base, base not tetragonous, to 4 cm long. Seeds unknown.
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